Thesaurus results for STILL LESS

still less

conjunction

Definition of still less

as in not to mention

to say nothing of I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest

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let alone

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Most winners aren't used to handling millions of dollars, let alone the crush of publicity that comes with a Powerball jackpot.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Swift was never designed to be repaired, let alone retrieved by hands — human or otherwise.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 June 2026

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still less

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